What does a⚡Electricity 1kWh (household)cost, compared withChina?

China baseline

¥0.52

USD 0.076 · rank 55/67

×5.92

pricier

Ireland

¥3.09

USD 0.45 · rank 1/67

Electricity 1kWh (household) in Ireland costs 5.92× what it does in China.

All 67 countries, ranked

• 1 Ireland ¥3.09 USD 0.45 · ×5.92 · 2026-04-01
• 2 Italy ¥2.85 USD 0.414 · ×5.45 · 2026-04-01
• 3 Germany ¥2.79 USD 0.406 · ×5.34 · 2026-04-01
• 4 Belgium ¥2.79 USD 0.406 · ×5.34 · 2026-04-01
• 5 United Kingdom ¥2.76 USD 0.402 · ×5.29 · 2026-04-01
• 6 Switzerland ¥2.52 USD 0.367 · ×4.83 · 2026-04-01
• 7 Denmark ¥2.44 USD 0.355 · ×4.67 · 2026-04-01
• 8 Austria ¥2.43 USD 0.353 · ×4.64 · 2026-04-01
• 9 Czechia ¥2.41 USD 0.351 · ×4.62 · 2026-04-01
• 10 Guatemala ¥2.06 USD 0.299 · ×3.93 · 2026-04-01
• 11 Netherlands ¥1.97 USD 0.286 · ×3.76 · 2026-04-01
• 12 France ¥1.90 USD 0.276 · ×3.63 · 2026-04-01
• 13 Australia ¥1.78 USD 0.259 · ×3.41 · 2026-04-01
• 14 Spain ¥1.75 USD 0.255 · ×3.36 · 2026-04-01
• 15 Uruguay ¥1.75 USD 0.255 · ×3.36 · 2026-04-01
• 16 Greece ¥1.75 USD 0.254 · ×3.34 · 2026-04-01
• 17 Sweden ¥1.67 USD 0.243 · ×3.20 · 2026-04-01
• 18 Portugal ¥1.64 USD 0.239 · ×3.14 · 2026-04-01
• 19 Poland ¥1.62 USD 0.236 · ×3.11 · 2026-04-01
• 20 Singapore ¥1.60 USD 0.233 · ×3.07 · 2026-04-01
• 21 Honduras ¥1.59 USD 0.231 · ×3.04 · 2026-04-01
• 22 Chile ¥1.57 USD 0.228 · ×3.00 · 2026-04-01
• 23 Japan ¥1.56 USD 0.227 · ×2.99 · 2026-04-01
• 24 Romania ¥1.53 USD 0.222 · ×2.92 · 2026-04-01
• 25 New Zealand ¥1.46 USD 0.212 · ×2.79 · 2026-04-01
• 26 South Africa ¥1.44 USD 0.209 · ×2.75 · 2026-04-01
• 27 Philippines ¥1.44 USD 0.209 · ×2.75 · 2026-04-01
• 28 Colombia ¥1.42 USD 0.207 · ×2.72 · 2026-04-01
• 29 United States ¥1.29 USD 0.188 · ×2.47 · 2026-04-01
• 30 Peru ¥1.28 USD 0.186 · ×2.45 · 2026-04-01
• 31 Israel ¥1.27 USD 0.185 · ×2.43 · 2026-04-01
• 32 Hong Kong ¥1.26 USD 0.184 · ×2.42 · 2026-04-01
• 33 Iceland ¥1.23 USD 0.179 · ×2.36 · 2026-04-01
• 34 Moldova ¥1.23 USD 0.179 · ×2.36 · 2026-04-01
• 35 Nicaragua ¥1.21 USD 0.176 · ×2.32 · 2026-04-01
• 36 Finland ¥1.20 USD 0.175 · ×2.30 · 2026-04-01
• 37 Costa Rica ¥1.17 USD 0.17 · ×2.24 · 2026-04-01
• 38 Norway ¥1.13 USD 0.165 · ×2.17 · 2026-04-01
• 39 Brazil ¥1.13 USD 0.164 · ×2.16 · 2026-04-01
• 40 South Korea ¥0.87 USD 0.127 · ×1.67 · 2026-04-01
• 41 Thailand ¥0.87 USD 0.127 · ×1.67 · 2026-04-01
• 42 Canada ¥0.85 USD 0.123 · ×1.62 · 2026-04-01
• 43 Morocco ¥0.83 USD 0.121 · ×1.59 · 2026-04-01
• 44 Sri Lanka ¥0.78 USD 0.114 · ×1.50 · 2026-04-01
• 45 Hungary ¥0.76 USD 0.111 · ×1.46 · 2026-04-01
• 46 Mexico ¥0.75 USD 0.109 · ×1.43 · 2026-04-01
• 47 Taiwan ¥0.67 USD 0.098 · ×1.29 · 2026-04-01
• 48 Indonesia ¥0.62 USD 0.09 · ×1.18 · 2026-04-01
• 49 Jordan ¥0.62 USD 0.09 · ×1.18 · 2026-04-01
• 50 Argentina ¥0.60 USD 0.087 · ×1.14 · 2026-04-01
• 51 Ukraine ¥0.58 USD 0.084 · ×1.11 · 2026-04-01
• 52 United Arab Emirates ¥0.55 USD 0.08 · ×1.05 · 2026-04-01
• 53 Vietnam ¥0.54 USD 0.078 · ×1.03 · 2026-04-01
• 54 India ¥0.53 USD 0.077 · ×1.01 · 2026-04-01
• 55 China ¥0.52 baseline · USD 0.076 · ×1.00 · 2026-04-01
• Below this line: cheaper than China 12 countries
• 56 Russia ¥0.47 USD 0.069 · ×0.91 · 2026-04-01
• 57 Venezuela ¥0.47 USD 0.069 · ×0.91 · 2026-04-01
• 58 Turkey ¥0.46 USD 0.067 · ×0.88 · 2026-04-01
• 59 Pakistan ¥0.43 USD 0.063 · ×0.83 · 2026-04-01
• 60 Saudi Arabia ¥0.36 USD 0.052 · ×0.68 · 2026-04-01
• 61 Malaysia ¥0.34 USD 0.05 · ×0.66 · 2026-04-01
• 62 Azerbaijan ¥0.33 USD 0.048 · ×0.63 · 2026-04-01
• 63 Bahrain ¥0.33 USD 0.048 · ×0.63 · 2026-04-01
• 64 Kuwait ¥0.27 USD 0.04 · ×0.53 · 2026-04-01
• 65 Qatar ¥0.22 USD 0.032 · ×0.42 · 2026-04-01
• 66 Oman ¥0.21 USD 0.03 · ×0.39 · 2026-04-01
• 67 Egypt ¥0.16 USD 0.023 · ×0.30 · 2026-04-01

55 countries are pricier than China, 12 are cheaper.

Sources: GlobalPetrolPrices.com